A number of Broward County swimmers won medals at the 2012 FHSAA Class 3A state meet on Friday.

St. Thomas Aquinas duo Alex Lilly and Brandon Goldman each won silver medals in their respective events. Lilly had an All-American Consideration time of :50.29 in the 100 fly. Goldman had an All-American Consideration time of 1:52.78 in the 200 IM. Both times were personal bests.

“I dropped about two seconds on my time,” Goldman said.

Goldman was close to winning the gold medal, but was passed by Palmetto’s Samuel Smiddy during the freestyle portion of the race. Trailing through the first 150 yards, Smiddy took a commanding lead after making the final turn.

“I was trying to stay as close to him as long as I could,” Goldman said. “I knew that if I would be anywhere near him it was good.”

Lilly’s 100 fly had a similar result as Goldman’s 200 IM. Nearing the wall, Lilly was passed by Smiddy, who won the race by seven one-hundredths of a second. The top-three places were separated by less than a quarter of a second, including Taravella’s Keegan Boisson Yates third-place finish. Boisson Yates, who just started swimming the fly at the start of the season, has dropped nearly six seconds throughout the year.

“I didn’t do so good in the prelims. I was really nervous,” he said. “It’s my senior year. I was just trying to do my best and coming out with third, I couldn’t be happier.”

Boisson Yates and Goldman tied for fifth in the 100 back. Both had All-American consideration times of :51.21.

Taravella’s Ilya Evdokimov placed third in the 100 breaststroke. Evdokimov, who returned to competitive have taking a three-year break last season, had a personal-best :57.47.

“I’m really excited about it,” Evdokimov said. “If I changed the last turn, I think I would have had a better chance competing with first place.”

Evodkimov, a junior, is motivated to return to the state meet next year.

“Last year I got 16th place [in the 100 breast],” he said.

On the girls’ side, Cypress Bay’s Emma Lincoln placed third in the 100 freestyle. Lincoln, who was seeded sixth in prelims, swam a person-best :51.68. Hampered by a slow prelim performance in the 200 freestyle during qualifying, Lincoln said she was extra motivated to reach the podium in the 100 free.

“I was dying to get on the medal stand. Last year, I got fifth,” she said.

In the diving completion, Western’s Alexa Elkins placed third, with a score of 4:26.10. Elkins was 20 points behind the winning score. Aquinas’ Jack Harrington placed fifth in the boys’ diving event.

In the team scores, St. Thomas Aquinas placed fifth in the meet with a score of 145.5. The Raiders placed top-five in the 400 free and the 200 medley relays.

•  Boys’ team results: 1. Boca Raton 285, 2. Palm Harbor 247, 3. Riverview 219, 4. Palmetto 153, 5. St. Thomas 145.5. Boys’ individual results (plus top Miami-Dade and Broward finishers) diving: 1. Joey Dowd, OLY, 525.10, 5. Jack Harrington, STA, 402.95. 200 medley relay: 1. 1:34.60, 5. St. Thomas 1:38.67, 6. Palmetto 1:39.27. 200 free: 1. Ryan McRae, PHAR, 1:37.67, 8. Francisco Parra, CB, 1:43.14. 200 IM: 1. Samuel Smiddy, PAL, 1:50.83, 2. Brandon Goldman, STA, 1:52.78, 5. C. Rodriguez, MB, 1:55.66. 50 free: 1. Jason McCormick, BR, :20.43, 8. Anthony Soto, CG, :21.51. 100 fly: 1. Samuel Smiddy, PAL, :50.29, 2. Alex Lilley, STA, :50.35, 3. Keegan Boisson Yates, TAR, :50.45. 100 free: 1. Jason McCormick, BR, :45.07, 5. Anthony Soto, CG, :46.58. 500 free: 1. Nazareno Boscaino, ELAK, 4:29.40, 7. Blake Manganiello, PAL, 4:42.64. 200 free relay: 1. Boca Raton 1:23.79, 6. Palmetto 1:27.49, 7. St. Thomas 1:28.20. 100 back: 1. Trista Sanders, PH, :49.62, 5. Brandon Goldman, STA, :51.21. 100 breast: 1. Matt Ankerholz, SMSA, :56.45, 3. Ilya Evdokimov, TAR, :57.47, 7. Juan Olano, SUN, :58.98. 400 free relay: 1. Boca Raton 3:05.00, 5. St. Thomas 3:12.05, 7. Palmetto 3:12.51. Girls’ team results: 1. Riverview 256, 2. Dr. Phillips 154, 2. Newsom 154, 4. East Lake 136, 5. Plant 131, 8 Palmetto 98, 10 Coral Reef 76. 1. Girls’ individual results (plus top Miami-Dade and Broward finishers) diving: 1. Abby Howell, EAST, 446.80, 3. Alexa Elkins, WEST, 414.10, 8. Gabriella Comunale, STA, 387.55. 200 medley relay: 1. Newsome 1:46.94, 3. Palmetto 1:49.35, 8. Coral Reef 1:54.23. 200 free: 1. Taylor Katz, RIVS, 1:47.26, 5. Melissa Marinheiro, WB, 1:52.28. 200 IM: 1. Sydney Pickrem, ELK, 2:01.40. 50 free: 1. Angela Algee, DRP, :23.54, 5. Carla Robles, CR, :24.44, 6. Zoie Balthazar, SPL, :24.50. 100 fly: 1. Kayla Moran, LYM, :54.08, 3. Isabella Paez, REA, :54.45, 5. Maria Lopez, HG, :56.58. 100 free: 1. Maddie Hess, NEW, :50.88, . Daniela Johnson, PAL, :51.61, 3. Emma Lincoln, CB, :51.68, 6. Khamai Simpson, CR, :52.67, 7. Carla Robles, CR, :53.08. 500 free: 1. Taylor Katz, RIVS, 4:45.27, 6. Melissa Marinheiro, WB, 4:56.97. 200 free relay: 1. Dr. Phillips 1:36.62, 6. Palmetto 1:38.59. 100 back: 1. Maddie Hess, New, :50.01. 6. Marcella Marinheiro, WB, :58.25. 100 breast: 1. Alexan Donahue, PLANT, 1:03.81, 3. Daniela Johnson, PAL, 1:05.86. 400 free relay: 1. Riverview 3:28.78.